Chapter 149: Investigating Doubts
Chapter 149: Investigating Doubts (Part )
This is... asking me to be careful of him?
After receiving the reminder from the red-haired chief, Leon couldn't help but look stern.
Unlike last night's "drunk limited edition", the director is now sober and back to his normal state. At this time, the director is quite reliable.
So she told me to be careful of this old investigator, there must be a reason for that! Even the deliberate "troublemaking" just now was probably for a reason, and I must not ignore her reminder!
"By the way, Mr. Lyon."
Unaware that he had been “marked”, the old investigator waited for a few seconds but saw that Leon did not initiate a conversation, so he turned around and asked gently:
"I looked at your file and it seems you have been employed for over a month. Are you used to being in the Virgin Branch?"
"I'm quite used to it."
After secretly switching out the [Elite Performer] badge, Leon suppressed the vigilance in his eyes, smiled and replied:
"Although there are fewer people in the bureau and the work is more dangerous, the director and seniors have taken good care of me. Everyone in the bureau is a good person."
"..."
Everyone in the bureau...are all good people?
After hearing what Leon said, the corners of the old investigator's mouth twitched slightly.
If it were any other investigator, they might not be very clear about the situation in the Virgin Cleaning Bureau, but he, who had come here to investigate many times in the past few years, knew very well that although the people in the Virgin Branch of the Cleaning Bureau were not extremely evil, they were probably not good people either.
It goes without saying that there is the Blood-Haired Lady who is able to be so cruel as to destroy an entire country and kill over 100 million people. Even the Unlucky Dice Player Tom and the Corpse Executioner Emma, two first-level disaster management personnel, are also frequent visitors to the investigation department.
The former had clearly violated numerous rules but acted extremely carefully, so the bureau was unable to find any evidence; the latter was too ruthless and cruel, and the scene after completing the cleanup task was more horrifying than an anomalous creature infesting the area, and he remained stubborn despite repeated warnings.
The remaining ones are Tape Man Harry, Sewer Emperor Jerry, Silver Demon Pioni, Poison and Plague Pharmacist Armin... None of these Level 2 officers are good people either. In those large-scale joint law enforcement missions across bureaus, they are all hated by everyone and basically no one wants to bother with them.
To be honest, the biggest reason why these guys were able to stay in the Virgin Cleaning Bureau for several years was probably not because of Blood-haired Princess' personal charm, but because other branches were simply unwilling to accept them, and they had nowhere to go if they left the Virgin Bureau.
And being able to get along well with such a group of people, and even believing from the bottom of my heart that they are all good people...
Looking at Leon, who had a handsome face and a gentle smile, and looked like an ordinary civil servant of the kingdom except for his slightly thin figure, the old investigator couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then secretly sensed the aura of Leon.
The demonic flames are raging... It turns out that anyone who can get along with this group of people can't be a normal person.
Feeling the aura behind him that was no different from that of an ordinary demon, but even more ferocious and dark, the old investigator couldn't help but sigh in his heart and began to think about the nickname of this new employee of the Virgin Bureau.
This person has a very high affinity with demon-type anomalies. He looks thin and gentle, just like those cultured people in the university. He also proposed a measurement method for anomalies called the Lyon value, and seems to be quite good at research...
Or... just call him Demonologist!
……
Not knowing that the old investigator was secretly giving him a nickname, Leon followed him into his office, first asked the two investigators to sit on the sofa, then he moved a chair and sat opposite them, and took the initiative to speak in a very cooperative manner:
"You two, please feel free to ask any questions you have."
"Then I'll start."
The female investigator had controlled her emotions at this time. Although her expression was still cold, she was no longer in a tense mood. Instead, she took out a stack of documents and flipped through them. Then, she said in a businesslike manner:
"The first question is whether you have any personal grudges with the Ryan family, especially Bobby Ryan who controls Ambition."
"This... I don't know if it counts as..."
Lyon hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth:
"Before joining the Cleanup Bureau, my sister had contracted lung disease due to the exhaust gas leak from the alchemy factory. Because she could not get the compensation she deserved, she almost died in the hospital. The alchemy factory was an industry under the name of Ryan Military Industry. The person in charge of compensation in the Highway Administration was also related to the Ryan family by marriage and was considered a member of the Ryan family.
Although they are just a branch of the Ryan family, if you count it this way, I should have some hatred with the Ryan family."
"..."
Hearing Leon's frank answer, the female investigator was slightly stunned. Then she looked down at the file in her hand and bit her lip unwillingly.
The things Leon was talking about were exactly what she had painstakingly found out today.
According to the apparent situation, the other party had no substantial interaction with the Ryan family before Ryan's bloody night, so in order to avoid suspicion, they would most likely directly deny having any grudges with the Ryan family.
By then, as long as I say these things, I can expose his "lies" and "cover-ups", and then in subsequent inquiries, I can raise more "reasonable" questions about his answers.
But I didn't expect him to admit it directly. He might have a grudge against the Ryan family for being so outspoken. The Ryan family is so big that it is inevitable for him to have intersections with them if he lives in the royal capital. Besides, those who have grudges against him are only some side branches, which is far from being a motive for launching the Ryan Bloody Night.
What I had painstakingly investigated had turned into a pile of useless waste paper after the other party took the initiative to confess. At most, it could only serve as a little evidence...
Damn it, how could someone not shake off suspicion when facing an investigation, but instead take the initiative to bring it upon himself?
After biting her lip in annoyance, the female investigator quickly stuffed the file in her hand down and said coldly:
"Next question, after Ryan's bloody night, were you able to gain any benefit from it?"
"Yes."
Lyon sighed and said:
“I was not capable enough to stop Bobby Ryan’s atrocities. On Ryan’s Bloody Night, I was nearly killed by him several times and was seriously injured.
However, I seem to be a member of the Ryan family. The people who were in line to inherit the title before me were abolished by Bobby Ryan, so I was dragged over while I was recuperating and forcibly arranged to be the new Duke. The inheritance ceremony will be on Tuesday."
After hearing what Leon said, the female investigator couldn't help but be shocked and sneered:
"So you are admitting that you are the biggest beneficiary after Ryan's bloody night incident, right?"
"wrong."
Lyon shook his head and said:
“I have no interest in this title. Neither the wealth it represents nor the power behind it means anything to me.
When the succession ceremony comes, I will propose an alliance through marriage and donate all my property to the royal family, thereby forcing them to replace the title with someone else.
It just so happens that the succession ceremony will be tomorrow. If you don’t believe me, you can wait one more day to see if I will do the same thing then.”
"..."
Damn it... He's willing to give up the entire Duke's family's assets?
Seeing that Leon's expression was not fake and he seemed to be really ready to do this, the female investigator almost bit her lips. After closing her eyes and sensing the devilish aura all over Leon's body, she clenched her fists hard and finally couldn't help but sneered:
"Haha, you sound like a saint... But if you don't want anything, how do you explain this smell that's more evil than the devil?"
(End of this chapter)